If IAF does not want Tejas in huge numbers (big assumption IF) then I would say Govt needs to induct them into Army Aviation, coast guards and BSF. It can make these organizations more nimble less reliant on IAF. Tejas in basic configurations can provide air cover to their operations Saar, not goin...

How would it be different from jets in the hangar with the lift door open most of the time while transporting jets? compare to 5 minutes of transporting on the lift? See this picture (from your own post) and consider what will occur to the radar, when the vessel in this sea state (below this pictur...

I'm not sure I understand what the gains in "doctrine and operations" exactly are. What special knowledge would they be missing. Even if there is some special knowledge related to maintenance or usage, is there any reason to believe one needs 20 years to gain it as opposed to 2 years. In ...

I wrote a piece pointing out some glaring error's in The Hindu's report for Newslaundry. Five claims in The Hindu’s Rafale report that don’t quite add up https://www.newslaundry.com/2019/01/19/five-claims-in-the-hindus-rafale-report-that-dont-add-up Good job Mihir! Rohit Vats has also come out with...

Admiral Sunil Lanba : India will continue to have edge over China in aircraft carriers What's he basing that optimism on? The Indian Navy has operated carriers for the past six decades and the PLAN's first carrier - the Liaoning - was commissioned in Sept 2012. It is not just about the vessels (or ...

Admiral, I found one report from 2011 or so which had the then COAS Browne statement saying total 13.5Sq are planned for Su30MKI. ANI has a news report today saying IAF is preparing to order 8 additional jets to make up for the losses based on some IAF sources. But the same sources say they have no...

Though it doesn't make sense, MMRCA must be there for a reason. May be more as a strategic than to just answer depleting sqd issue. I don't know how much true it is but i read somewhere that start of MMRCA back then ensured that our neighbor is denied access to better platforms and strategic relati...

https://twitter.com/livefist/status/1086199924880896006 ---> The Indian Navy's new naval air station INS Kohassa at North Andaman's Shibpur is in one of the most splendid settings we've ever seen. To be formally commissioned on Jan 24th and will be the Navy's 3rd air station on the islands after Por...

If you go to Google Maps and type the following in the search bar ---> Gwalior Airport You will see two MiG-21s, four MiG-27s, five MiG-29s, three Su-30MKIs and four Mirage 2000s parked in various locations all over the airbase. The first four types are out of place at that airbase and only the Mira...

Wait a minute. I thought the 272 on order themselves make up 15 Sq, isn't that correct..?? List of Su-30MKI Squadrons (from wiki chacha). The list needs to be updated, as around 240 Su-30MKIs have been manufactured to date. That would leave just 32 aircraft which does not gel with the numbers below...

In the above picture shared on mig29 upgrade , there seems to be 62 baaz including trainers , have we lost 8 in between one decade ?? Around 67 airframes were acquired in total. Some sources say as high as 70. There have been 15 confirmed crashes to date. See here ---> http://www.bharat-rakshak.com...

^^^ Assuming 40 more Su-30MKIs are confirmed and - as per the above article - the production line will continue for three more years. I believe the current Rambha production is due to end in 2020 or 2021 (?). So fast forward another three more years and we are around the 2024/2025 time frame. Squadr...

Amidst Spat, Elevated Chance Of IAF Su-30 Order To HAL https://www.livefistdefence.com/2019/01/exclusive-amidst-spat-elevated-chance-of-iaf-su-30-order-to-hal.html On the one hand, it would slow the depletion in the Indian Air Force’s fighter squadron strength — a chief worry for the IAF leadership...

Rakesh your prayers for 40 more SU30 MKI could be answered. https://www.livefistdefence.com/2019/01/exclusive-amidst-spat-elevated-chance-of-iaf-su-30-order-to-hal.html YES!!!! Beautiful!!!!! Thank you Ramana-ji for the good news. Reading through the article now. I have some comments and questions.

CAG refuses to share Rafale audit; cites breach of Parliament https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cag-refuses-to-share-rafale-audit-cites-breach-of-parliament/story-FpJNnZaGWT0YftOlu4ii0L.html Last month, the Supreme Court had dismissed pleas challenging the deal between India and France for ...

I don't think that it is. I would have expected a primary user fly-away cost in that range (80-90 Million) given that they already have the infrastructure in place for bed down so are paying very close to just the recurring cost. The latest US Navy Super Hornet Multi-Year-Procurement for 72 aircraf...

:rotfl: burnol burnol - film is nearing 50cr after 4 days. budget was 25cr onree. Dr Rita Pal ‏@dr_rita39 Jan 11 India couldn't even get two quadcopters ( toy) over the LoC and they want the universe to actually believe there was a #SurgicalStrike #URI in the absence of a UN confirmation. Class act...

Very nice pictures. Truly breath-taking. The photographer's (Arjun Menon) father was in the Indian Army. Aye Admiral. Must have been in the erstwhile Air OP corps. Glad to see a child of fauj translate his love for the Sena into something that is inspirational. Yes indeed. He mentions it here..... ...

https://twitter.com/indian_link/status/1084940826097139712 -----> Lieutenant Bhavana Kasturi will be the first lady officer in the history of Indian Army to lead the 71st Army Day Parade today in India. She'll be leading the Indian Army's Service Corps (ASC) contingent, comprising 144 male personnel...

Rafale “F4” standard launched https://www.dassault-aviation.com/en/group/press/press-kits/rafale-f4-standard-launched/ Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, received the F4-standard development contract for the Rafale combat aircraft today during the visit of the Dassault Aviation M...

The devil is in the details. Nobody - other the French Ministry of Defence and Dassault - know what capabilities exist in the half-functional F4 variant. In time, more costs should come out in the open. Perhaps at that time, there will be a better picture. What exactly is coming in those 28 new buil...

@JayS ---> They will likely offer the F4 for MMRCA 2.0. This will give the Rafale the ability to be on par with the F-Solah Block 70/72 and the F-18 Super Hornet Block III. Not that the F3R variant is any slouch, but still. The only thing not available to India will be the nuclear delivery hard wiri...

China cautions countries against helping Taiwan to produce submarines https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/china-cautions-countries-against-helping-taiwan-to-produce-submarines/articleshow/67529752.cms Are their Type 052D destroyers not good enough to tackle them? :mrgreen: I thought the...